Two Toxic Plastics That Can Produce Lifetime Health Damage

There are two groups of chemical compounds that pose risks in the home that most people are probably unaware of. One is from the chemical compound called phthalate, which are used to make PVC soft plastic shower curtains or wash-off baby bathtub books . The other is the industrial chemical called bisphenol A– the hard and shiny plastics often used for sippy cups and baby bottles. The similar qualities of these two chemicals have the effect that mimics the hormones. As these chemicals leach out of the plastic, they feminize babies and small children. This causes a variety of problems, including smaller penises as planting seeds of cancer that may develop later in life.

These feminizing chemicals are called endocrine disruptors. These interfere with the normal functions of hormones, including thryoid and estrogen.

A child, when exposed to these hormone-mimicking chemicals during the critical period of development, both in utero and pregnancy, may result in lifelong injury.

Estrogen functions as one of the major communicators in the human body, telling cells how they should behave. Even a tiny amount of exposure to additional estrogen can reprogram the reproductive system, which may result to an early onset of adolescence, enlarged prostates, undescended testicles, reduced sperm counts, and smaller penises.

These chemicals can result in reproductive abnormalities that set the stage for eventual cancers later in life such as prostate cancer and breast cancer.

Having these plastics at home can expose its inhabitants to the toxins even in accumulating dust all over the place.

After several conclusive scientific studies, many countries have been prohibiting the use of these endocrine disruptors in the production of consumer products, especially the ones marketed for children.